Need a new (replacement) jack suit a Defender 130

[VladTepes]

The one thats in the Defender is... to put it mildy.. rubbish. It's a black bottle jack type of things which you have to wind up and down. Bloody slow and tedious I can tell you. Plus the handle bits seem to be bent, or at least bent wrongly.

My trolley jack is WAY to heavy and bulky to carry about !!

Anyway what have people found that is best (for wheel changing not recovery).

I'd appreciate all input / experience.




And yes i have read this thread:
need a jack for my county

[Blknight.aus]

the red rover jack as fitted to discos.

[Dave110]

I bought a 7 ton Masada jack made in Japan from supercrap for $120 which was cheaper than the bidding war on $bay for a 2 ton disco jack

[austastar]

Hi,
I have a bottle jack with the Puma D130 ute, and used it a lot recently with a pile of besser blocks and planks to remove the tray.
It worked ok, but was prone to bleed down fairly quickly.
I have an old Lightburn hydraulic jack in the truck that will eventually go in the D130 as a backup.
cheers

[weeds]

i measured the gap between the ground and diff/jacking point with a flat tyre, went to the wreckers and brought a bottle jack that was a little bit smaller.

it need a top up with oil its been going good for four or so years


one rock lobster ($20) from memory

[VladTepes]

I bought a 7 ton Masada jack made in Japan from supercrap for $120 which was cheaper than the bidding war on $bay for a 2 ton disco jack

Going well is it ?
How does the height compare to the standard Disco bottle jack ?

Anyone know what a standard disco bottle jack can be had for $ wise ?

[Michael2]

I carry a Land Rover jacking point adaptor for the high lift. The problem with that and the original Defender jack is that you jack the body up so much before you get a wheel off the ground, that the jack becomes unstable.

I also carry a hydraulic jack. The RR Classic / D1 jacks are best as they have a yoke that locates well on the axle housing. So if we're going on a family trip, I take the jack out of the RRC.

I think that I would really like to get an air/hydraulic jack, so I can just slide it under the axle and turn the air compressor on. I think it would be faster, safer, easier to adjust and mean I wouldn't get as dirty crouched on the ground manually jacking it up. Friends and I are toying with the idea of making a jack from a (suspension) airbag, which would do the same thing, but be a lot lighter.

[Michael2]

...Anyone know what a standard disco bottle jack can be had for $ wise ?

they're going for about $50 on ebay

[austastar]

Hi,
any one lashed out on one of these?


They aren't cheap either.

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Air Jack
AU-JACK1
Working pressure 100 psi.
Lift capacity 2500 kilos (2.5 ton)
Minimum height 160 mm.
Maximum height 465 mm.
Total weight 13.5 kg.

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Retail
AU$750.00
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cheers

[VladTepes]

I bought a 7 ton Masada jack made in Japan from supercrap for $120 which was cheaper than the bidding war on $bay for a 2 ton disco jack

If you look at the pdf attached to Dave's post earlier up the oage you can see that mob do a pneumatic / hydraulic jack which can be operated manyally as well, in the event air is not available.
It's not clear whether the air has to be at very high pressures but I wouldn't think so.